Stucco-wire clip



Patented July 27, 1926.

UNITED STATES GEORGE F. VOIGHT, 0F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

STUCCO-WIRE CLIP.

Application filed March 6, 1923; Serial No. 623,210.

My inventionrelates to stucco wire par-A ticularly adapted for reinforcing and secur- -ing stucco, concrete and other plastic materials to the sheathing boards and walls. of frame buildings, although also useful'for other purposes.

One of the objects of the present invention is the provision of stucco wire ,having urring clips iXedly attached in regular spaced apart order, whereby said wire may be readily attached to the sheathing boards of frame structures in uniform' outstanding relation ltherewith by simply driving ordinary nails through the clipsand into the sheathing boards.

A further object is the provision of stucco wire having furring clips rigidly attached at regular intervals along its edges, whereby the wire may be drawn taut in cross section by inserting nails in openings provided inl the clips, and using the nails as levers for prying the edges of the wire outwardly, after which the nails may bedriven into the sheathing boards for securing the wire thus stretched permanently thereto. t

With the foregoing and still further objects and purposes in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the combination and arrange,- ment of parts and in the details of construc-y tion hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

lin the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a face View of a section of stucco wire constructed in accordance with my invention, attached to the sheathing boards of a frame building.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of a por' tion of the netting shown in the preceding figure..

Figure 3 is the wire designated by Zi in Fig'. 2, disassembled.

Figure i is a-sectional elevation on line el-4, liig. 2. F Figure 5 is a sectional View on line 5 5, i 2.-

igure 6 is a view in elevation of a blank stamping of sheet metal trom which the clips are formed.

lligure 7 is a perspective view of one of the turring clips removed from the grille; the view showing a slight modicixtior;

that there are rovided a plurality of nail openings instead of a single opening as provided in the preferred form ofthe device.

Referring to the drawings in detail, throughout which like reference characters designate like parts:

The numeral l designates a wire grille corresponding in general construction to what is commonly known as poultry netting and comprises intermediate mesh wires 2, marginal mesh wires 2 and marginal cables 3.

The mesh wires 2 and 2a are crimped in staggered order in both directions laterally in the plane of the grille (see Fig. 3), thereby forming alternately opposed curled apexes 4:, which in the intermediate wires 2 are wound around the registering and corresponding apeXes of the two co-engaging wires on either side, thereby forming intertwis'ted portions `5 constituting the upper and lower median sides of open meshes 6, while in the marginal mesh wires 2a the inner apeXes are likewise wound around the registering and engaging apeXes of the succeeding wire thereby forming like intertwisted portions 5, and out-er apexes wound around the marginal cables 3 at regular spaced apart intervals, thereby forming marginal inter-twisted portions 5, meshes 6 and relatively restricted meshes 6a.

ln the drawings,.the marginal cables 3 are shown to comprise single wires substantially larger diametrically than the mesh wires 2 and 2a. However, it desired, the cable and mesh wires may be of one size, and

furthermore, if preferred, the cables 3 maybe'composed of two or more wires each, either twisted together or in parallel engagement.

7 designates the turring clips, a blank stamping of one ot which is shown in Fig. 6. Each of which clips col'nprising a bridge member 8 having a central nail opening 9` a pair of downwardly struck oppositely disposed side limbs 10, and at either` end an ex tension Ll1 which is rolled back upon the bridge member 8 to form loops 11a encirrling oppositely disposed inter-twi^ted portions 5 when the clip is attached to a mesh formed of the intermediate wires 2, and encircling one of the portions 5 and a corresponding inter-twisted portion 5"1 when the clip is attached to the margin of the grille.

lltwill be observed that in Fig. 7 there appear three nail apar-.ings in the Fridge member 8. The number of these openings are left to the option of the manufacturer and,

user Vof the grille. The purpose of any opening in the bridge is to receive the shank of a fastening nail, the head of which is intended to seat upon the upper side of the bridge while the free end of the shank is projected a proper distance into the sheathing boards or other support to which the grille maybe operatively secured. The numeral 12 designates a nail disposed as aforesaid, and the numeral 13 designates the sheathing or support to which the grille is secured.

ll havefound in practice, that convenient dimensions for the netting are a width of about three feet with a length of twentyilve to fifty feet, although any other suitable or preferred `dimensions may be adopted in its construction.

The furring clips 7, which are intended to be factory-built into the wire 1, may be spaced along on the latter as may be found best suited for the work to be performed.

. And in applying the wire it is simply necessary to spread it acrossl the face of the sheathing boards and drive ordinary nails thereinto through the openings 9 in the clips 7. To stretch the wire in any direct-ion parallel with the sheathing boards, the forward end of the nail after it has been inserted in the opening in the clip, is inclined in the direction in which it is desired to stretch the Wire and` then fulcrumed against the sheathing, after which the nail may be used in the manner of a lever by thrusting its upper end over in the same direction, thereby causing the cli and wire to move likewise proportionate y.

The clips 7 are intended to provide furvring means for spacing the wire a predetermined distance from the face of the sheathing boards, as well as securing means for securing it thereagainst. f

The several clips attached to a section of the wire are intended to project through from the same side, thus dis osing the free ends of the limbs 10 in a p ane extending parallel with the plane of the wire.

I claim: f

1. A furring clip comprising, an intermediate bridge member having an opening therethrough, extensions on the ends thereof adapted to be fixedly attached to spaced portions of stucco wire, a side limb on one edge of said bridge member, the free edge of said side limb adapted to seat against the sheathing boards of a structure for holding said bridge member and said stuccoI wire in .spaced relation therewith, and a co-operating nail projecting through said opening and along one side of said side limb, said nail having head seated against the upper side of said brid-ge member, the forward end of said nail projecting beyond said free edge against sheathing boards and when thusl seated to be disposed in paralleliplanes at right angles with the face side of said sheathing boards, and a cooperating nail projecting through said opening and between said side limbs, said nail having a head seated against one side of said bridge member, the forward end of. said nail projecting out beyond said free edges of the side limbs, said forward end of the nail adapted.

to be projected in the sheathing boards for binding the side limbs thereagainst.

/3. A furring clip comprising, a brid e member having a nail opening therethroug7 opposite ends of said bridge member terminating in loops adapted to embrace laterally spaced portions of stucco wire for'rigidly attaching the furring clip thereto, a side limb on said bridge member, said side limb adapted to seat against sheathing boards for supporting said bridge member in spaced relation therewith, and aco-operating nail projecting through said nail opening and along one side of said side limb, the forward end of said nail projecting outwardly' beyond the free edge of said side limb, said forward end adapted to be driven in said sheathing boards for holding said clip against theface side thereof. v

LA furring clip formed of a strip of sheet metal and comprising, an intermediate bridge member having a nail o ening, means integral with said bridge mem er adapted to seat against the sheathing boards of a structure for supporting said bridge member in outwardly spaced relation therewith, opposed ends lof said bridge member fiXedly attached to spaced portions of stucco wire, and a nail projecting through said nail opening and along side of said means, the for ward end of the nail projecting out beyond the free end of said means, said forward end ofthe nail adapted to be projected in said sheathing boards for binding the clip against the face side thereof, said nail having a head seated against the outer side of said bridge member, said head and bridge member being approximately in the plane of said stucco wire.

5. A furring clip comprising an intermediate member having opposite ends fixedly attached to spaced portions of stucco wire, and means integral with said intermediate member, said means having a portion adaptlll) message@ ed to seat against a support `for holding said intermediate member in spaced relation thereto, said intermediate member having an opening adapted to receive a nail, said nail adapted to be projected in said support a distance for binding said clip thereagainst.

6. A urring clip embodying an intermediate member having opposite ends fixedly attached to spaced portions of stuceowire, and a side limb integral with said intermediate member between said ends, said side limb adapted to seat against a support for holding said intermediate member and said stucco Wire spaced therefrom, said intermediate member having an opening between said ends, said opening adapted to receive a separately applied nail having a head, said nail adapted to be projected in said support for seating said head against said intermediate member for binding said clip against said support, said nail being free from Contact with said stucco Wire when projected in said support for binding the clip thereagainst.

In testimony7 of the foregoing being my own, ll have hereunto aiixed my signature this 24th day of February, 1923.

GEORGE F, verser. 

